HollyHobby

HollyHobby

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  1. Amarillo Hospitals Question

    HollyHobby replied to krickitt23's topic in Texas Nursing

    Whenever I'm tempted to complain about where I work now, I take a moment and remember how awesome my hospital is here. And on my very worst days, I say to myself, "Thank God I'm not in Amarillo!" That...

  2. Is This Normal? (Long Post)

    HollyHobby replied to NewTexasRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your experience is not typical, and it sounds like your unit is pretty disorganized at least when it comes to orienting new grads. Even when I was an experienced nurse orienting to a new unit, I was...

  3. True ER stories

    HollyHobby replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a young couple, new immigrants from the Middle East, who came into our ER very embarrassed. The woman had decided to remove her underarm hair by waxing it. Problem was, the hair was so long...

  4. Amarillo Hospitals Question

    HollyHobby replied to krickitt23's topic in Texas Nursing

    BSA is a not-for-profit hospital (the main difference is they don't pay taxes); Northwest used to be publicly owned but is now part of a chain of for-profit hospitals. Northwest is a teaching...

  5. Do nurses really "Eat Their Young"?

    HollyHobby replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love new grads. So often they have a LOT to teach me, and I have a lot to teach them. I think older nurses (some, not all, of course) are insecure and can't bear the thought that what they've been...

  6. Mistakes at work.

    HollyHobby replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    It will probably (I hope) make you feel better knowing a mistake I once did. The surgeon wrote an order (in horribly bad, indecipherable handwriting) to DC the pleural chest tubes. When I got report,...

  7. Learning to prioritise/become effecient

    HollyHobby replied to Michelle123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First and most importantly (IMHO) you MUST have a brain sheet. Without it, you can't prioritize your care and you'll end up with so many things in your mind at once that you'll go crazy. I suggest you...

  8. Need advice and guidance

    HollyHobby replied to meandmymen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used to work PRN on my preferred unit; I had full-time hours but no benefits, which I didn't need at the time. Due to cutbacks, however, many people who work PRN are lucky to work enough shifts to...

  9. How did you get your job?

    HollyHobby replied to Reese17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in 1997, and there was a severe nursing shortage where I lived. During my ICU clinical rotation, a crazy nurse (Mike McAfee, I love you) suggested I apply for a position there. Turns out...

  10. Giving injections!

    HollyHobby replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I still hate giving IM's, but fortunately I rarely have to do it. During flu season I can often be seen giving flu shots to my co-workers, and it hurts me way more than it hurts them. I've also given...

  11. Another not coping thread....

    HollyHobby replied to Michelle123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I'm with a new nurse who's feeling overwhelmed, I always remind her: do the ABC's. Do your patients have airway, breathing, and circulation? Good! Next comes meds, since you have a limited time...

  12. Do nurses really "Eat Their Young"?

    HollyHobby replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your preceptor should not be just any old experienced nurse; she should be a nurse who remembers what it's like to be new and have compassion for you. If she doesn't have compassion for a new nurse...

  13. Share your "problem patient" stories!

    HollyHobby replied to nitenite's topic in Nursing Humor

    Okay, I didn't call in sick- I wouldn't have done that, but it was tempting- and I didn't get assigned to the hepatic encephalopathy gentleman. As fate would have it, I was wishing (within two hours...

  14. You know you've been a nursing student too long when...

    HollyHobby replied to panda_181's topic in Nursing Humor

    I apologize here for the epileptic joke. It was in poor taste. However, when you've been in nursing school long enough, having poor taste can be what keeps you going. Especially when you're running on...

  15. You know you've been a nursing student too long when...

    HollyHobby replied to panda_181's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your kindergarten son, when asked, "What do you love about your mom?", he says "She knows what a human brain feels like". When you're studying neuro with your friend susan you ask, "What do you do...

  16. Why do nurses have to "eat their young"?

    HollyHobby replied to kimmyj74's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Every nursing unit is its own little world unto itself. You take a group of nurses and shake them down, and they'll nest into a kind of atmosphere that defines what life is like in that unit. In my...

  17. new grad questions - when does it all come together?

    HollyHobby replied to kxvc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started in a very busy ICU with very sick patients as a new grad. (Looking back, I shudder to think that I was allowed to take care of those poor people!) It was about a year before I wasn't afraid...

  18. Do nurses really "Eat Their Young"?

    HollyHobby replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never understood nurses who don't like to work with new ones: we can all remember what it was like to be in your shoes. Personally, I just LOVE to work with new nurses. It's one of my favorite...

  19. Tell Me What You Think....

    HollyHobby replied to jorla9903's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that A and B are out of the question, and D is a better answer than C. In real life, you'd call an RRT on this patient (and the patient would be transferred to critical care), or if you didn't...

  20. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    HollyHobby replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've heard of a psychiatrist named Dr. Manek. There is an Infection Disease specialist in Milwaukee named Dr.

  21. I hate nursing..

    HollyHobby replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I confess here that I never wanted to be a nurse at all. I wanted to be a grade school teacher. My (now ex) husband decided I should be a nurse, and here I am. Unfortunately, I could never become a...

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    HollyHobby replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    This one didn't happen to me, but it happened to my good friend, and it's a classic. The patient was an unfortunate woman who'd been ejected from her car and then laid in a ditch for an unknown length...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    HollyHobby replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    My story isn't nearly as awful as many of the others, but it was the one time I truly lost it. I've been pooped on, vomited on, and seen many icky things, but this was the one time I broke down. We...

  24. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    HollyHobby replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    If you have diabetic neuropathy and cannot feel your feet, don't forget to check your shoes before you put them on. Your grandson might have put the cap from a plastic water bottle in your shoe. After...

  25. Share your "problem patient" stories!

    HollyHobby replied to nitenite's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm almost always able to find some well of compassion for even the most difficult patients. There have been a few, though, that even I cannot tolerate. These patients are all frequent flyers; if I...